A visit to the Scandia Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Scandia Cemetery ...
The Scandia Cemetery is located in Carver County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cologne United Methodist Cemetery
- German Baptist Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
- Halsted Family Cemetery
- Lake Auburn Moravian Cemetery
- Minnestrista Cemetery
- The Minnestrista Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnestrista Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Preiss Cemetery
- The Preiss Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Cemetery
- Rutz Lake Cemetery
- The Rutz Lake Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutz Lake Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Bonifacius Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Victoria Cemetery
- The St. Victoria Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Victoria Cemetery
- Swede Lake Cemetery
- Swede Lake Cemetery
- The Swede Lake Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Lake Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Waconia Public Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scandia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Carver
- Chanhassen
- Chaska
- Cologne
- Crystal Bay
- Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
- Dahlgren
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
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- Excelsior
- Gotha
- Gotha is located in Carver County
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- Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Hazeltine
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
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- Hydes Lake
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
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- Mayer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Minnetonka Beach
- Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Minnetrista
- Mound
- New Germany
- Norwood
- Norwood Young America
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Orono
- Orono is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
- Saint Bonifacius
- Shorewood
- Spring Park
- Tonka Bay
- Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Victoria
- Waconia
- Watertown
- Young America
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Scandia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carver County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scandia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carver
- Chanhassen
- Chaska
- Cologne
- Excelsior
- Mound
- Norwood
- Saint Bonifacius
- Waconia
- Young America
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Scandia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Carver County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Scandia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #659627 (Scandia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #659627 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Carver
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waconia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Carver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scandia Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |